Letter
F. EK. Patterson to First Pennsylvania Artillery, May 2, 1861
May 2, 1861.
First Bric., First Div., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1861.
Maj. E. OC. WEAVER, Ordnance Officer :
Sre: I have to report that the arms with which I have been provided are unfit for service. Some five or six have had the springs broken in cocking them.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Colonel First Pennsylvania Artillery.
HEADQUARTERS First REGIMENT INFANTRY,
First Bric., First Dry., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS,
Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1861.
Maj. Gen. GEORGE CADWALADER:
GENERAL: It is my duty to report to you that the muskets issued to
my command are entirely inefficient for service, most of them having
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Summary: Colonel F. EK. Patterson reports to Major E. OC. Weaver and General George Cadwalader that the muskets issued to the First Pennsylvania Artillery are defective and unfit for military service.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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